Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-22

Jas. Royal and Jno. Brady were to-day appointed
TO the police force, vice j. w, CoOmeS deceased
and Thos. Walsh, dismissed.
M1sCEILANEoUs
The commissioners to-day ordered that the alley
In square 574 be paved under the compulsory per-
nit system.
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD will leave Washington
on Wednesday or Thursday OF this week for
short rest. 1t will be his first vacation for two
years, as all last summer and fall while Secre-
shattered health, Mr.. Fairchild remained here in
charge OF the Department. Secretary Fairchild
VIII GO first to Newport, thence TO Bar HarbOr,
and thence to CaZenOvia, n. Y. He is the last OF
the Cabinet officials to take a vacation.
"FULL OF MIsREPREsENTATIoNs."-A STAR re-
porter to-day showed to First Controller Durham
OF the Treasury, the Washington special to the
New York Tribune on the subject of duplicate
payments" alleging that excessive or fraudulent
payments had been made OF claims that were re-
1ected by the General Land Office Judge Durham
said he wanted to examine the article carefully
before making any reply to 1t. ~ don't know" he
added, that 1t IL worth noticing, for see by
glancing at it that it is fun OF misrepresentations
and inaccuracies"
THE PRESIDENT INVITED TO PEoR1A.-First AS
sistant Postmaster-General Stevenson presented
to the President to-day at the White House an in
vftatfon from Representative Worthington OF ILL.,
n0is, on behalf OF the citizens OF Peoria, ILL., to
visit that city while his tour through the west
The President expressed his thanks for the invita-
ton and said that he would be glad to accept it
could be arranged.
IHE COMING MEDICAL CONGRESS.-MoSt of the
hotels OF the city have reduced their rates to men,
bers of the delegates and the committee OF ar
engagements are in constant receipt of letters from
propr1etOrs OF boarding houses, stating the num-
Der OF rooms they have to let and the rate they
propose to charge. The address OF the house. the
rate OF DOard and number OF rooms Is recorded, so
that any member OF the committee can at glance
direct an applicant to desirable quarters All such
communications should Ee addressed to the execu-
tive committee. at the Office OF DR.. Hamilton sur
geon general OF the Marine Hospital Service.
LIEUT.. WEBER, Of the Signal Corps, who is to be
tried by court-martial, was on duty in charge Of
the Nantucket and Woods Holl telegraph line,
when it is alleged he disooeyed the orders OF the
CHIEF signal officer.
the Currency to-day received a telegram from
President Wallace, OF Sumter s. c., National Bank
stating That the cashier OF the bank Charles Bart
lett, had abscOnded.
STRUCK HIS WIFE WITH LIGHTED LAMP-Sat-
urday night, about IL O'clock Alice Frederick, col
Ored, entered the fourth prectnt station in South
Washington, and complained that her husband.
Albert Frederick, had struck her with lighted
lamp and broken s her Jawbone: She exhibited
ugly cut on her face, and appeared to have been
badly dealt with. Officer Howell went to the
house OF Frederick, on N street southwest, and
influence OF liquor. The officer arrested him with
out warrant, and, on the way to the station he
Used prOfane language. Before Judge Harper to-
day counsel argued that the arrest was illegal;
that the man, while under the Influence OF LIQUOR
would not go upon the street, but when compelled
to do so he used some bad language The woman
SwOre before the prosecuting attorney that the
striking with the lamp was accidental. The Judge
fined him $ for the profanity. He was not charged
with assault.
ANOTHER STABBING CAsE.-The police report
that hight occurred yesterday morning, near the
corner OF 1lth and streets, between two cOlored
men named Edward Nelson and McOuade dur
Ing which, 1t is alleged the former was Stabbed In
the side by the latter, and slightly injured. NC
Quade has not been arrested, and the injured man
refuses to give any information as the cause OF
the trouble, or who stabbed him, as he does not
desire to prosecute the case
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER--The following
were the readings at the Signal ONCE to-day: q.
NJ, %; = p NJ, 80; maximum, So; minimum, O.
louisa Butler was called In the Police Court to-
day to answer charge OF profanity and pleaded
not guilty. When the witnesses were on the
stand she helped their testimony by repeating the
vtlest epithetS She was fined $40 or 3Odays In the
workhOuse.
A number Of the members of the Army OF West
Virginia living IN this city will attend the reunion
OF the Society OF the Army OF West Virginia which
will be held at Wheeling w fO.rnOrrOyv and